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London: Father convicted of honor killing charges
Mehmet Goren, the father of 15-year-old Muslim schoolgirl Tulay Goren, has been convicted of her murder in a family "honour killing" in London.
Tulay, who had come to Britain from the Kurdish region of Turkey, was drugged, tortured and then killed by her father Mehmet Goren, over her relationship with an older man of whom Mehment Goren and his relations did not approve.
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The trial heard how Tulay, who came to Britain at the age of 12, was assaulted by her father, a Shia Muslim, who was angered by her relationship with Mr Unal, who was twice her age and a Sunni Muslim.
In the weeks before her disappearance, Tulay ran away from home twice and personally reported two attacks on her by her father. Her boyfriend also reported an assault.
However, despite Tulay's refusal to go home, she was lured back three weeks later, in January 1999, and disappeared the next day.
78% of Czechs, 70% of Slovaks oppose minarets
Of those who want to ban minarets, a large majority (70% among Czechs, 80% among Slovaks) also want to ban mosques. This is actually a lower correlation than results in previous polls that asked both questions (96% among Belgians, 90% among the French).
For more surveys on minaret bans in Europe see:
* Belgium: Majority oppose mosques and minarets
* France: 41% oppose more mosques, 46% oppose minarets
The Bookkeeper
A Mafia Godfather finds out that his bookkeeper, Enzo, has cheated him
out of 10 million bucks.
His bookkeeper is deaf. That was the reason he got the job in the first place.
It was assumed that Enzo would hear nothing that he might have to testify about in court.
When the Godfather goes to confront Enzo about his missing $10 million, he takes along his lawyer who knows sign language.
The Godfather tells the lawyer, "Ask him where the 10 million bucks is that he embezzled from me."
The lawyer, using sign language, asks Enzo where the money is.
Enzo signs back, "I don't know what you are talking about."
The lawyer tells the Godfather, "He says he doesn't know what you are talking about."
The Godfather pulls out a pistol, puts it to Enzo's temple and says, "Ask him again!"
The lawyer signs to Enzo, "He'll kill you if you don't tell him."
Enzo signs back, "OK. You win!
The money is in a brown briefcase, buried behind the shed in my cousin Bruno's backyard in Woodbridge !"
The Godfather asks the lawyer, "What did he say?"
The lawyer replies, " He says you don't have the balls to pull the trigger.."
Don't you just LOVE lawyers?!
Dear Friend,
Do accept my sincere apology if my mail does not meet your personal ethics. I would like to introduce myself, I am Barnard Theodoric and I work with as a staff in the accounts management section of a well-known bank here in the United Kingdom.
One of our account has a balance of GBP15, 000,000 (fifteen million British Pounds) and have been dormant for more than 5years. From my investigation and confirmation, the owner of this account is a foreigner by name of Mr. Gerald Stone who died on the 4th of January 2002 in a plane crash in Birmingham here in the UK.
Since then no one has respond in anyway in attempt to claim the funds. As far as we can tell he has no family member who is aware of the existence of neither the account or the funds. Information from the Home Office also states that he was single on entry into the UK.
I have confidentially discussed this issue with some of the bank officials and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with us. We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin. We will process these funds from the deceased and release them to you, after due processes have been followed.
This transaction is totally risk free as the funds are legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act. Think this over and should you be interested, please let me hear from you.
Regards,
Mr. Barnard Theodoric